Bait-casting device



' Oct. 9, 1923. 1,469,833

' J. D.` BRAKERS i BAIT- CASTING DEVICE' Filed Sept. 29 -1922 Patented @ce 9,1923.

r'JOHN D. Bananas, or s TpLoUis Partir, MINNESOTA, .Assienon or Fir'rY-oivn ONE nuiinnnnrirs To Geenen-B. J. iaassav, or .animan-Ports, MINNESOTA,

iselroasrine Dnvrcn.

' Appiioationiiea,september 29, i922. seriai No. 591,3e5.'

To @ZZ 'wh-0722, t may concern:

lie it knownthat I, JoiiN D. Banners, a citizen of the UnitedA States, residing at St. Louis Park, in the countyof Hennepin and State of Minnesota, yhave invented certain new and useful Improvements Ain Bait- Casting Devicesgand I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the'invention, such aswill enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to a fishing apparatus, and particularly to a device for casting a bait. A great deal of fishing is done by casting a bait some distance and then reeling the bait in through the water. Both live bait and artificial bait is thus cast. ATo properly cast the bait requires considerable skill and even the most expert casters continually have trouble with their line. Furthermore, to continually cast during a days fishing is quite. fatiguiiig `as the bait receives its propelling force from the muscular eX- ertioii of tlie'caster. l I

It is an object of this invention, therefore, to provide means' by which the bait can be easily cast the desireddistance vwith a minimum of effort. f Y

It is a further object of the invention to provide such a device comprising a longitudinal member on which a bait carrier moves to cast the bait whereby the ybait can be accurately cast and deposited in a desired position.

It is more specifically for propelling said carrier and also having means whereby an ordinary fishing reel: can be attached thereto.

These and other objects and advantages of" theinvention will be fully set forth 'in the following description iliade-in coniiectionj with the accompanying drawings inl which Vlike reference characters refer to the same parts throughout -the different views and in which,

Fig. l is a view in side elevation ofthe device; q

Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof; `Fig. 3 isa vertical section on the line `3--3 of Fig. 1, as' indicated on an enlarged scale;

an object of the ine j vention to provide such a device liav'i-nga spring drum operating on a flexible member j p f plates 14E 'extendiiigat each 'side thereoig byjthe arrows, wshown' lF ig. 4 is a view in vertical section taken on the linee- 4: of Fig. 2 as indicatedby the arrows, and'shown on an enlarged scale; andrFig. 5 is a vertical section taken on'the line 5 5 of Fig. l, as indicated by the arrows, and also shown on an enlarged scale.

Referring to the drawings, the device coinprises a rod or longitudinally extending member l which will be of 'considerable length, having a handle 2 at the rear end thereof. Thek handle is secured to the rear endv of a frame or housing inemberfo'f rectangular shape, open at its top and botv toni and tofthe ends of which are secured at Vits inner sides the vertical plate inem-bers 4 .and 5' carrying the top ni'einber 6.v vThe lrod 1 is secured to the frontlof the members 3 boss receiving said rodi The topniember 6 'is Vp'roi'fided*with spaced clips 7 adapted to videdwith a knu-rled headedscrew Qadapted firmly Iin position.

-to hold the detaching plateA of 'said 'reel A carrier member l0 comprising a trough openV at its front end and having a vertical closing plate 10a* at its rear endyis mounted for traveling movement en the rod-'1 and vhas secured tofits lower side, spacedbrackets ll in which are journaled a top sheave 12 Vlia-'ving a curved surface fitting the `surface of said rod vand a'botto'mguiding v heel 13 substantially fitting in 'aslot formed in the bottom of the rod 1., The sides ofthe brackets 11 are curved to substantially fit the said rod and are connected vbyi'iarrovv/ The carrier lOis thusv supported in position and iiiovabl'e on said rod, the sheaves l12 and v .L3 forming an antrfriction means therefor, which, together with the brackets 11,'guidev the carrier init-s movement. The endof rodfl has'a rectangular bracket lsecured thereto in whi'ch'is` journaled a grooved the `sheave 16 and is `provided Iwith, an .aperthrough Ywhich the line120-passcs- This line is gthe ordinary sh' line and. will be 4wound Vsheaves 16V anda-sniallhook bracket l'ex- 1 tends from the front of said bracket I5 over' 70 and 5, the formerof which has a projecting i' uponv the reel 8, the bait 21 being secured to the carrier 10."Y

A shaft 22 is transversely mounted in the member 3 and has secured to one end, the

crank handle 23. A ratchet wheel- 2t is secured to said shaft immediately inside of.

the member 3 with which a spring-pressed pawl 25 co-operates to prevent movement or" said shaft in one direction. Loosely mounted upon the shaft 22 is adrum 26 and a niotor .is provided therefor which, in the embodiment of the invention illustrated is in `the form of a fiat spiral spring 2,7 of the clock spring type has one end secured to the shaft 22 and has its other end secured to the inside Yperiphery of the drum 26. A spring-pressed finger lever 28 is mounted on the side of member. 3 Opposite to that on which the pawl 25 is secured and carries at its outer end a plunger 29 adapted to cooperate with one` of a plurality of ratchet.

teeth 30 formed on the side of the drum 26. The flexible line or cord 18, as stated, passes over the sheave 1G and has its top strand attached toa small bracket 10 secured to i the bottom of the carrier 10. The cord then kpasses through ,anl aperture in thefront plate 5 and is wound in a plurality offturns about the drum 2G from which it passes again through an aperture in the plate 5 and Yto the` slieave 16. rThis endless cord has ay stop member Vor button 31 secured thereto adapted to abut against the plate. 5 when the lower strand of the cord moves inwardly and the carrier 10 moves outwardly.'V

@ln operation, the bait, which maybe either a plug, or other artificial bait device, Y. a live bait on a hook, is,"

or which may be loosely placed in the carrier 10V.V rlhe carrier is drawn inward on the rod 1 to substantially-abut against the front plate 5.V

The carrier can so be drawn inward either bythe reel 8 or-by turning the han'dle23. If the handle 23 is turned, the pawl 25 must be pressed out of contact with. ratchet 24. The line 20 should, of course, be wound on 'reel 8 when the carrier moves inwardly.

With-y the .bait in position, described, the

handle 23 is then turned in a clockwise direc-tion andthe spring 27 will be wound up, the drum 26 being kept from turning by Ythe plunger 29. After the spring has been Y wound to a sufiicient tension, rwill be pressed inwardlyand the plunger 29 the` lever V28 ',moved out of'contact with the drum. VThe rspring motor will 'now turn4 the drum Avery `rapidly and said drum will, itsfriction feo withv the 'cord 18, traverse the same so that ythe carrier 10 will be moved Voutwardly on the rod 1 at high speed. When the member lrcontacts with plate themotion of the Vcarrier will bestopped and the bait 21 will.V be projected forwardly from the carrier and the line 2O unwound from reel 8. The bait Y rier, a wind-up is thus projected and canl be directed to the spot desired by properly holding the rod 1 in the ldesired direction... The bait, after being cast out, can again be reeled vin by the reel 8 and the parts again set as described. From the above description itis seenthat applicant has provided quite a simple and eiiicient device for casting a bait. The device can be made comparatively light and the operation thereof requires no particular skill and practically no exertion. When several persons are fishing from a boat, it frequently happens that the'boat is tipped and upset by the movements ofthe parties in casting. Such accidents have often re-V sulted in loss of life. With the present device, this danger is eliminated, as practically no motion is necessary for the casting operation. With the present invention, the bait can also be cast from a sitting position and it isalso possible to cast the bait froml under an awning on the boat or from under trees along` the bank, which latter operations aro impossiblev with the ordinary method of casting. The bait, also, Vcan be directed to thedesired spot and cast outwardly a long distance. As stated, the device is constructed toreceive a standard reel on top thereof whichV can be 'quickly and easily applied.' 1

It will,` of course, be' understoodv that various changes may be .made in the form, details and arrangement of the device without departing from thescope of applicants'invention, which, generally stated, consists in the matter shown and forth in the appended claims.

What isclaimed is: 1. A bait projecting device having' in combination, a supporting member, a traveling carrier for loosely holding the bai-grand means including a motor driven drum .for moving said `rcarrier `a certain distance at y high speedto project the bait fromthe'same.

2. A rier adapted to looselyl bait casting device' comprising a car- A baitprojecting device comprising alongitudinally projecting rod,l a bait carriermovable longitudinally thereoma flexiblev memberI attached to said carrienafdrum for traversing said flexible member and cardrum, a retractile stop holding said drum against rotation while said spring isv wound, anda anism for windingsaid spring. i Y

4.. A bait projectingV device comprising a supporting member, a reel thereon,a line mounted on said reel to which a bait is attached, a longitudinally extending member, a carrier guided for longitudinal movement described and setsupport the bait,A means for moving said carrier at highvspeed handle and pawl and ratchet mechf iin spring for actuating said thereon adapted to .receive the said bait,

said flexible member to rapidly traverse the same and move said carrier alo-ng the rod to project the bait and a spring stop adjacent said sheave through which said flexible member moves. v

6. The structure set forth in claim a. reel mounted above said rod, a linethereon to Which said bait is attached, said carrier having an aperture therethrough through Which said line passes whereby the carrier can be vdrawn along said rod by said reel.

7. A bait projecting device comprising a l rod, a carrier mounted for longitudinal movement along the same and adapted to carr 1 a bait, and means comprising a springac-tuated drum, and a flexible member extending there-around and attached to said carrier for moving said carrier along the rod at high speed to project the bait.

8. A bait casting device comprising, a rod, a trough having an openfront end and a rear closed end mounted for movement along the top of said rod, anti-friction means engaging said rod and guiding said trough thereon, a sheave at the outer end of said rod, a flexible member attached to said carrier and running over said sheave, a spring-actuated drum over which said flex.- able member runs and by Which it is frictionally engaged, means for placing said drum under tension, and a trip means for releasing said drum to move saidvfiexible member and propel the carrier along the rod at high speed to project the bait therefrom.

9. The structure set forth in claim 8, said flexible member being'endless and attached to the bottom of said trough, and a stop means on said flexible member for limiting the movement of said trough.

l0. A bait casting device comprising a housing, a handle connected `to one end thereof', a rod connected to the other end thereof, a shaft journaled in said housing, a drum loosely journaled on said shaft, a tension spring connected tosaid shaft and said drum, means for holding said drum Vin position, means for turning said shaft to place said spring under tension, a flexible member passing around said drum, a .carrier movable on said rod to which said flexible means is connected, anda trip means forV releasing said drum whereby the flexible member is moved and the carrier rapidly moved along the rod.

l1. A bait Vcasting device vcomprising a rod provided with a handle, a traveling carrier movable longitudinally of said rod, and meansincluding a flexible endless cord attached to the carrier for moving the same along said rod at high speed to project the bait outwardly.

In testimony whereof I aix my signature.

JoHN n. Baairnns; i 

